Mazus stachydifolius

Family: Phrymaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-50 cm tall. The leaves at the base have short leaf stalks and are spoon shaped. The leaves are the stem are opposite to alternate and 2-7 cm long. There are irregular teeth along the edge.

There are about 30 Mazus species. Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in grassland and in wet places on the edges of forests below 1,500 m above sea level in north China. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Tittmannia stachydifolia Turcz.; Vandelia stachydifolia Walp.;